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The Scope of Multimorbidity in Family Medicine: Identifying Age Patterns Across the Lifespan

David Chartash, Aidan Gilson, R. Andrew Taylor and Laura C. Hart
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2024, 37 (2) 251-260; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230221R1
David Chartash
From the Section for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (DC, RAT), School of Medicine, University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin (DC), Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (AG, RAT), Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (LCH), Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH (LCH).
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Aidan Gilson
From the Section for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (DC, RAT), School of Medicine, University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin (DC), Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (AG, RAT), Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (LCH), Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH (LCH).
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R. Andrew Taylor
From the Section for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (DC, RAT), School of Medicine, University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin (DC), Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (AG, RAT), Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (LCH), Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH (LCH).
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Laura C. Hart
From the Section for Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (DC, RAT), School of Medicine, University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin (DC), Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (AG, RAT), Primary Care Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH (LCH), Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, OH (LCH).
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